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I suspect that most people purchasing EVs at this time don't plan on keeping them longer than 3-5 years, or whenever the lease or loan is done. Plus, keep in mind that we are still in the early days of EVs. In 3-5 years there will be many more options and advances, including charging...

Maybe you should rent the Tesla and take your Dad out in it. I suspect you have to learn the car and its ways before you can make an informed decision. Most of the people I talk to who love them seem to be the type of people who sit down with a new cell phone and spend all day setting it up just...

Tesla are for enthusiasts who want all the gadgets and gizmos. Not for basic transportation. The touchscreen controls would drive me nuts.

I basically agree, but I like to have a 2:1 safety factor just in case I can't change the filter for some reason at the planned OCI. And, that has happened to me more than once. For example, I do oil changes in my driveway and if we have a bad winter I would like to have plenty of leeway to put...

Doesn't it seem like there is always a Holy Grail battery technology just around the corner? I'll not hold my breath, but I think the focus needs to be on fast charging more than range. Three or 400 miles of range is plenty, but being able to charge faster would be a game changer.

I'm an expert on some stuff I don't get into on here. I experimented a bit to see what Chat GPT could do with some simple questions. The results were well written, but very generic and included nothing personal or anecdotal. Us humans like to tell and listen to personal stories. Also, there were...

I've been using these on my Perkins 4.236 diesel in a boat for about 18 years. Every one has looked perfect when cut open and the adbv holds back plenty of oil. Just a few days ago I cut open one that had been in a can for years and plenty of oil came out. Mine have a string around the middle of...

Sure, but even if you are average that doesn't mean you don't drive a few hundred miles on the weekend to visit the kids or an aged relative. From what I read here it sounds like most feel the need for Level 2 charging at home, and I think I am one of those. I was thinking about all those poles...

I wonder why that would be?

Those look really great! In my case the meters are on the opposite side of the house from the driveway, so not really sure how that would work with cable routing.

That's another problem with EVs. There are many millions of urbanites and renters with no possibility of home charging for whom they could be great if they knew EVs could be recharged easily and economically. Instead, we learn you might have to spend thousand$ to install your own "gas station,"...

Where I live we have to park outside which means warming the car up during the winter. It would be great to be able to do this without announcing to the world that there is a running vehicle, possibly with nobody inside (in the house bundling up).

Whatever Fram's goal was it leaves a bad taste in my mouth knowing they cheapened a great product. But, what options are better for the price? I've already bitten the bullet and put an Endurance on my daughter's car that is likely to see an extended OCI, but it feels like I spent $4 more to get...

I just cut open some old used Ultras I found while cleaning up the shed. Those things were tanks compared to the new ones. No wrinkles or gaps in the media.

The average person couldn't tell you what voltage and amperage is available in a standard outlet, let alone having a clue about watts and kilowatts. They do understand dollars and cents though. Note how people remember how much gas costs and the price of a fill up. I think marketers need to play...

I miss the sliding windows in old VW buses. How about engine bays where there is actual space around each part? I remember some pickups where you could practically stand in there to work on stuff.

Back in the day it was whatever was the cheapest 10W-30 or 40 with approximately 3K OCIs, but a lot of cars burned so much oil you would add several quarts during that period. Never had an engine failure and drove all over the place winter and summer. The biggest problems I remember were the oil...

The vast majority has no idea what gas mileage their car gets, the size of their tank, or the amount of gas it takes to get from A to B. They just fill up, fill up again when they get to a quarter tank, and go. They are utterly oblivious to any and all electrical terms. The only way EVs will...

My guess, for what it's worth, is that Fram sells 90+% of their product to various OEMs and other companies that rebrand. The retail market which we look at is a small part of their business, but Walmart is probably 90% of that segment. Advance likes to purchase something that is unique to them...

This guy recommends using nylock nuts, which is not a bad idea: